Transport channel flexibility over satellite backhaul links

摘要

A method is performed in a system integration unit located on the vessel and coupled with a radio device and a plurality of satellite transceivers that each provide a transport route for communication. A method for routing data packets from vessel to a fixed communication center through to one of the transport routes. The method determines which transport route should be used to communicate the data packet based on the availability of all transport routes and the desirability of using each transport route for the transmission of the data packet. The method then routes the data packet to the most desirable transport route that is available for communication data packets.

主权项

1. A method for routing data packets from a vessel to a fixed communication center through to a transport route, the method performed in a system integration unit located on the vessel and coupled with a radio device and a plurality of satellite transceivers that each provides a transport route for communication, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a data packet from the radio device; determining an amount of bandwidth required for effective transport of the data packet; identifying a set of transport routes, wherein each transport route is provided by one of the plurality of satellite transceivers; ranking the transport routes according to desirability of using each of the transport routes for the transport of the data packet; performing the following steps on a set of ranked transport routes in an order of ranking of the transport routes:
determining whether a transport route of the set of ranked transport routes is available to transport the data packet based on a satellite backhaul technology and routing the data packet thereto if the transport route is available;anddropping the data packet when is determined that no transport route of the set of ranked transport routes is available to transport the data packet.